United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. NOR 38302S; Docket No. NOR 38376S] AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement, issuance of procedural schedule. SUMMARY: On December 1, 2025, the United States Department of Energy and the United States Department of Defense (the Government) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) (collectively, Movants) filed a motion requesting approval of an agreement (CSX Settlement Agreement) that would settle these rate reasonableness disputes as between them only. The Board is adopting a procedural schedule for filing comments and replies addressing their proposed settlement agreement. DATES: Comments are due by April 16, 2026. Reply comments are due by May 18, 2026. ADDRESSES: Comments and replies submitted in these proceedings, referring to Docket Nos. NOR 38302S and NOR 38376S, must be filed with the Board either via e-filing on the Board's website or in writing addressed to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of comments must be sent to each of the following: (1) Jason M. Marques, CSX Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street, J-150 Jacksonville, FL 32202; (2) Stephen C. Skubel, Assistant General Counsel for Litigation, Room 6H-087, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; and (3) Sarah E. McKenzie, Counsel, Naval Reactors, 1333 Isaac Hull Avenue SE, Stop 1150, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376-1150. All comments …